Council strengthens its emergency planning and response
WELLINGTON Shire Council’s emergency management responsibility is to minimise the effect and consequences of emergencies on people, their livelihoods and wellbeing, property and the...
Future gas supply concern
A warning by the energy market regulator that Australia faces gas shortfalls this winter and a supply shortage from 2027 highlights the need for...
Police Beat March 21 2023
Police Beat with Stefan Bradley
Man arrested after crash
WELLINGTON Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested a man after a series of incidents in a stolen...
Senator opens Centre at Grammar
Tom Parry
GIPPSLAND Grammar has officially opened its new Art & Design Centre.
The building, located on the school’s Garnsey Campus in Sale, was unveiled to...
Opal wages to be supported
THE state government has vowed that Opal will repay the money that the government has paid the paper company to support wages of stood-down...
Defib funding support must be broadened: Bull
GIPPSLAND East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, has asked for the state government's automated external defibrillator (AED) program to be expanded outside sporting clubs so...
Healthy eating a focus for visiting dietetic students
Gippsland Region Public Health Unit (GRPHU) has welcomed two students on placement from Deakin University. Megan Dodds and Aoife McHugh are both studying their...
Carbon capture study continues
EXXONMOBIL is continuing its study to determine the potential for carbon capture and storage in the Gippsland Basin.
The aim is to reduce greenhouse gas...
New soil sampling unit available for the local farming community
FARM owners across Wellington Shire will be offered the opportunity to model a brand-new daybreak trailer mounted soil sampler, recently acquired by the Gippsland...
Regional road warning
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) says regional roads won't be able to cope with future severe weather events if they are not maintained to...
Sale Music Fest delight
FOR its 11th event, the Sale Music Festival, also known as ‘Picnic on the Green’, had to change venues from the Sale Botanic Gardens...
Foster care gala
Victoria's foster care system is in turmoil; allowances for carers are among the worst in the country, and the number of children in out-of-home...
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Pendlebury wants Royal Commission
Champion Sale footballer Scott Pendlebury has joined a chorus of sporting stars calling for a Commonwealth Royal Commission following the deadly attack at Bondi...
